These are the best new iPhone features you can already try

Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an Apple special event at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts on September 9, 2014 in Cupertino, California.
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Apple released the public preview of iOS 12 on Monday evening, which means you can already try some of the new features that will hit iPhones and iPads sometime this fall.

The public preview is a little buggy and doesn't yet include everything that will be included in the full launch, but there's already a lot you can test out on your own. I've been digging through an earlier developer beta to show you what sorts of features are available, should you want to install the public preview of iOS 12.

Keep in mind that some apps might not work properly, your battery life could suffer and your iPhone might crash from time to time. You might want to install it on an older iPhone first.

Here's a look at some of the highlights.

  • Apple's Measure app

  • Memoji

  • Group FaceTime

    Group FaceTime lets you place a video call with up to 32 people. The person speaking will automatically dominate the display, while others on the call will be represented with small thumbnails on the bottom of the screen. It has fun features, too, like masks and hats you can place on your head to liven up a video chat. I demoed this briefly with Apple back during WWDC earlier this month but haven't yet had enough people running the beta to test it out on my own. It's active in the public beta, though, so give it a whirl.

  • Notifications

  • Screen Time

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